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- Twilight (2008) Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:03AMKristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson star in "Twilight." It’s love at first look instead of first bite in “Twilight,” a deeply sincere, outright goofy vampire romance for the hot-not-to-trot abstinence set.
- QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Friday, Nov. 21 Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:01AMThe 2008 Food for Families food drive is scheduled from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at 13 local food store locations, including H-E-B, Wal-Mart, and Brookshire stores.
- Autumn Babies More Likely To Get Asthma Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:58AMBabies born right before the peak of cold and flu season are more likely to have breathing problems down the road.
- Date rape cases still hard to win Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:46AMDespite all the legal advances of the past three decades, little has changed for women who report a date rape.
- Pregnant women exposed to hairspray double chances of genital defect in boys Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:27AM Researchers found that women exposed to hairspray in the workplace during early pregnancy more than double their chances of giving birth to a son with hypospadias.
- General Anesthesia For Hernia Surgery In Children And Risk Of Later Developmental Problems Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 6:08PMChildren under the age of three who had hernia surgery showed almost twice the risk of behavioral or developmental problems later compared to children who had not undergone the surgery.
- Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 6:02PMThese biomarkers could provide scientific baseline for anti-aging drug trials, study says.
- Diego Maradona laps up Hampden strolling role Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 5:45PMChest puffed out, chin raised as if looking imperiously down his nose, Diego Maradona stood and listened to the Argentina national anthem.
- Community Meetings Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 5:12PMToday: Economic Development Commission, 8 a.m., Old Town Hall; Board of Selectmen, 4:30 p.m., Independence Hall; Blight Ordinance Committee, 5 p.m., Education Center; Parks and Recreation Commission, 7 p.m., Recreation Center; RTM Education and Recreation Committee, 7 p.m., Independence Hall; Water Pollution Control Authority, 7:30 p.m., Independence Hall; Flood and Erosion Control Board, 7:30 ...
- An Easy Way to Reduce the Price at the Pump Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:46PM(ARA) - Want to save up to 12 cents a gallon off your gasoline bill? Invest in a tire gauge and make sure your tires are properly inflated.
- Minus one gene, male mouse is Mr. Mom Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 3:52PMInstead of killing mouse pups, he makes a nest and gets the pups cozy.
- New Jersey Dept. Of Health And Senior Services Proposes New Rules And Amendments At N.J.A.C. 8:20, Establishing The ... Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 1:17PMThe Division of Family Health Services in the Public Health Services Branch of the Department of Health and Senior Services proposes new rules and amendments at N.J.A.C. 8:20, which establishes the Birth Defects Registry. The proposal would establish an autism registry and a severe neonatal jaundice registry.
- 2009 Nissan Cube Revealed [Nissan Cube] Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 12:48PMThe Nissan Cube is hoping to capture the boxy chic market the Scion xB pioneered when it goes on sale in the US market next year. We think the Cube has a lot going for it. When it does arrive the...
- Jury began deliberating in Hepple trial Tuesday Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 12:24PMA jury was deliberating the case of a former Valencia County couple Tuesday on charges that they abused two of their six children by tying them up for periods of time and withholding food from them.
- Health Tip: Is Your Child More Prone to Ear Infections? Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 12:11PMCopyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. (HealthDay News) -- Ear infections are common in children, and may occur for a variety of reasons.
- Lung disease makes comeback in East Bay Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 12:11PMContra Costa County health officials are concerned that a Richmond health center is the source of a rare bacterial infection.
- OPINION - We can change our ways and remember sacrifices of the ‘Greatest Generation’ Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 11:07AMMy grandfather came to this country from Italy in the late 1800’s. I have often imagined what courage it must have taken to come to a place with no money, no job, and an inability to speak the language. He came here seeking the “American Dream.” He found it in his own way. He didn’t become wealthy and the streets weren’t paved with gold. But he did find freedom and his place in the world. He ...
- NY man allegedly killed girlfriend on her due date Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:59PM(The Associated Press) Prosecutors have charged a New York City man with stabbing his girlfriend to death on the day she was due to give birth. Derrick Redd was ordered held without bail Tuesday after pleading not guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree abortional act. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say Redd repeatedly stabbed Niasha Delain at her home on ...
- Bail set for man accused of sex assault of teen girlfriend Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:54PMCash bail of $3,500 was set Tuesday for a Middleton man who was named in a warrant issued last week for impregnating a 14-year-old girl in 2006 then threatening her after the arrest warrant was issued. Alberto E. Reyes, 19, is charged with two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child for having sex with the girl on numerous occasions in 2006 when they first became a couple, and continued ...
- UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:22PMISS home improvements beginHOUSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. astronauts performed a maintenance chores -- cleaning here, lubing there -- Tuesday at the International Space Station.Mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Brown began their 6 1/2-hour space walk shortly after 1 p.m. as space shuttle astronaut Shane Kimbrough guided them through their tasks, NASA.gov reported.The space ...
- Mercado: Same sex marriage Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 8:54AMAS A monster firestorm continues to burn highland enclaves of Southern California, the ban on gay marriages continues to sizzle in that state. To those already united in same sex marriage and those who are planning to wed in civil ceremony, the year about to end may be their "an(n)us horribilis."
- Man faces charges of bilking hospital Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 8:40AMPolice have charged a Durham man with using false names to obtain almost $20,000 in treatment and medication from Rex Hospital.
- Comcast, TiVo Grow Up and Get Hitched Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 8:38AM To promote the fusion of Comcast DVR with TiVo, Biscuit Filmworks USA and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners give us "Separated at Birth."
- Contra Costa proposes eliminating foster, adoption programs Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 8:26AM$34 million shortfall could lead to 69 layoffs in employment and human services department.
- Assisted Reproduction Linked To Higher Birth Defects Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 8:15AMA nationwide US study found that babies conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) were between 2 and 4 times more likely to be born with certain defects than babies conceived naturally.
- Study links fertility procedures to birth defects Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 8:12AMInfants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics were more likely to have certain birth defects than those conceived naturally, though the risk was still low.
- Leisure news in brief Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:31AMHere are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
- China in the Times to Come Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:20AMChina never stops challenging the minds of those who study it — or the character of those who rule it. No country has had a history of comparable continuity.
- Study links risks with fertility procedures Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:12AMInfants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants conceived naturally, a new study has found.
- Study links birth defects, assisted reproduction Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:10AMCHICAGO — Babies born to couples who rely on medical technology to conceive have much higher rates of certain birth defects, according to a study published online Monday in the journal Human Reproduction.
- Offers on table to avoid killing thousands of wild horses held in federal facilities Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:10AMMadeleine Pickens, wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, has offered to find homes for an estimated 30,800 captive wild horses and burros rather than see the federal government kill them or sell them for possible slaughter to save money, a U.S. Bureau of Land Management official revealed Monday at a meeting in Reno.
- MHS quarterback coach jailed for DUI Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:45PMA Muskogee Rougher quarterback coach was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence of alcohol. Ben Bowling, 28, of Jenks was arrested at 5:25 a.m. Saturday on complaints of DUI and failure to carry insurance verification.
- Single mom struggles with painful illness Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:37PMTricia lives her days in physical pain, as well as an emotional sense of worry. The 33-year-old single mother struggles to put a well balanced meal on the table for her 5-year-old son and pay rent to live in her North Andover home.
- Glucocorticoids may cause damage in the brain Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:26PMA class of drugs that are used in premature infants to treat chronic lung damage can cause damage in the brain.
- In vitro raises birth defect risks Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:23PMBabies conceived using in vitro fertilization are two to four times as likely to have certain birth defects than those conceived naturally, US researchers said.
- Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:17PMEven when given before birth, glucocorticoids tied to cognitive, motor control problems in mice.
- Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:16PMBut the chances of such problems are low, CDC study finds.
- Health Alert: Risk Of Birth Defects Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:44PMA new warning about fertility treatments increasing the risk of birth defects. This is part of a large scale government study on all causes of birth defects
- Birth defects multiplied with IVF technique: study Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:31PMCertain birth defects multiplied and in some cases more than quadrupled when children were conceived through in vitro fertilization and similar techniques, according to the largest US study of the abn
- News Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:31PMCertain birth defects multiplied and in some cases more than quadrupled when children were conceived through in vitro fertilization and similar techniques, according to the largest US study of the abnormalities.
- CBS47 Monday Afternoon News Update Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:25PMGet the Latest CBS47 News Update from Monday Afternoon, November 17th.
- Nigerian children’s book author awes Morton West students Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:07PM It was in rapt attention that Arlene Woodard sat, perched on a wooden library chair, as images of colorfully dressed African men, women and children swam before her eyes.
- Woman Sues After Organ Transplant Led To HIV Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 4:01PMA 33-year-old woman who tested positive for HIV and hepatitis c after receiving an infected kidney during an organ transplant at the University of Chicago Medical Center sued the hospital and a surgeon on the transplant team Monday.
- Drug therapy for premature infants destroys brain cells in mice Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 10:43AMA class of drugs that are used in premature infants to treat chronic lung damage can cause damage in the brain. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests the drugs may cause cognitive and motor-control problems even when they are given before birth.
- Why Kids Are Ducking Out of Our Culture Wars by Ken Wilson Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 10:35AMMEDIA ADVISORY, November 17 / Christian Newswire / -- The culture wars are baby boomer battles. We inherited them from our fathers who lived in a binary world of good and evil neatly separated by geographic boundaries. I actually played cowboys and Indians assuming the cowboys were the good guys.
- Indian Flag Placed on the Moon Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:40AMThe Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are justifiably proud of their latest achievement. In an historic event, the Indian space program managed to place the Indian tricolour on the Moon’s...
- Decision to adopt children spans generations Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:15AMLauren Kjerstad is surrounded by loved ones who understand that “family” is more than just those who are born to us or married to us. If she ever has questions about the meaning and importance of family ties, she will have kin to turn to who will understand. For Lauren, adoption is a part of her life that she shares with her mother, her uncle and her brother: All four were adopted into a family ...
- Birth control advocates willing to meet bishops Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:05AMADVOCATES of the reproductive health bill that is now pending in Congress have agreed to talk with Catholic bishops who are critical of the measure, but will not compromise on the provisions on contraceptives, mandatory sex education in schools, and government help for women in post-abortion crises.
- Helen Mirren: perennial pin-up Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:59PMHelen Mirren says being naked on the screen gets easier with age, and next year she’s about to start work in a brothel. Chrissy Iley finds the perennial pin-up bent on mischief
- The stuff of legends Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:34PMNORTHWOOD — When Dennis Bailey first saw the flash of white while hunting for wild turkey near Northwood last Tuesday, “I thought, ‘Geez, someone has got a goat in the woods.’ ”